Sec. 157. Clarification of the duties of the Election Assistance Commission
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Section 202 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 20922 ) is amended— by striking The Commission shall serve and inserting the following: The Commission shall serve ; in paragraph (1), by striking including the maintenance of a clearinghouse of information on the experiences of State and local governments in implementing the guidelines and in operating voting systems in general and inserting including, in cooperation with and for the benefit of the States and their political subdivisions, the maintenance and operation of a Federal forum for the States and their political subdivisions to discuss with other States and their political subdivisions their experiences with election administration processes, equipment, operations, training, and scheduling, as well as any other useful information relating to State administration of elections for Federal office (as described in subsection (b)) ; in paragraph (2), by inserting , including any related nonvoting election technology, as defined in section 298C of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 after hardware and software ; and by adding at the end the following new subsections:
The membership of the Federal forum described in paragraph
(1)of subsection
(a)shall be comprised of the membership of the Standards Board and of the Local Leadership Council. As part of such Federal forum, the Commission shall, on behalf of and for the benefit of the States and their political subdivisions, maintain and operation a national clearinghouse of relevant information developed by or provided to the Federal forum with respect to State administration of elections for Federal office. The Commission may also include other information related to election administration that it considers useful to State and local election administrators who administer elections for Federal office, except that the Commission may not endorse a private third party, the information provided or published by a private third party, or use such information in a way that suggests that the information was created or endorsed by the Commission. The Commission shall— prioritize carrying out the duties described in paragraphs (1), (2), and
(4)of subsection (a); retain personnel qualified to assist the Commission in carrying out such duties; and prioritize such duties in all budget requests. .
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Sec. 157
Clarification of the duties of the Election Assistance Commission
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